At the outset, I want to dismiss all the fuss around sweets, saliva and shining a cricket ball as a storm in a lolly bag.
I’m happy to admit that I am no academic expert on the impact that sugar can have on the aerodynamics of fast bowling but I’ve played and coached enough cricket to know that the whole thing is a bit ridiculous.
When I was playing, we used to dig into the lolly snakes to keep energy up during a long bowling stint and I’m sure at some stages I would have shined the ball shortly after eating one (or three) without a second thought.
